The locked up exterior of Chennai Dosa in King's Road, Reading,
which was raided by Immigration officials

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Three illegal workers from India have been arrested following an operation by immigration enforcers in Reading.

Officers swooped on Chennai Dosa in King’s Road at around 1.05pm this afternoon after receiving intelligence that the restaurant was employing staff with no right to work or be in the UK.

Three men, aged 22, 29 and 45, were arrested after they were all found to have overstayed their visas, and have been transferred to immigration detention pending removal from the UK.

The business could be fined up to £10,000 per illegal worker unless they can provide proof that the correct right-to-work checks were carried out on the men.

Head of the Thames Valley & Surrey Home Office Immigration Enforcement team, Paul Smith said: “These arrests are a clear warning to those in Berkshire abusing our immigration laws. There will be no slowdown in our efforts to arrest, detain and remove you from the UK.